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[quote=Anonymous]We are looking for ideas from others who have been there/ done that.

We have a 1st grade DD who has ADHD/ASD.  She is mainstreamed in a classroom with about 20 hours of push in/ pull out support each week.  She has been doing really well and making lots of progress with her on task time, managing big feeling etc.  But about once every couple of months she will get completely overwhelmed by something and have a meltdown.  If she is given space/ quiet/ simple choices with a known adult she can calm down.

If she is pressured, gets more overwhelmed she will hit whoever she sees as threatening her.  We recognize this is not at all appropriate and the hitting vs using words has been the focus of many years of ABA therapy.  Now she can reliably request a break, but if that break doesn't happen then she will continue to meltdown/ act out.

Each time she has struck out at a staff member during a meltdown this year she has been suspended (3 times).  (There have been no injuries, she is a tiny girl who sort of swats at people.) When we talk to the administration they acknowledge that they didn't handle the situation appropriately and could have prevented or deescalated.  But they won't change the suspensions.  I am at a loss- we are close to the 10 total days at this point so I guess i can convene a meeting to talk about placement at that point.  But I would rather get the school to support her more appropriately than hope she has another meltdown so we can force a discussion.

What have others done in this situation?[/quote]

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